A Kiss for a Killer
Betty Farnwell, a rich widow living in Nice, decides to marry Philippe, a good-looking but self-interested man. No sooner has he got married than he meets bewitching young Eve, Betty's niece, and falls for her. Eve becomes his lover but the trouble is that she happens to be as calculating as he is. As a result she plans to marry a rich young man as Philippe is bound by the ties of marriage. Philippe can't stand such a prospect and decides, with the complicity of the young woman, to murder Betty...
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Released
- 1957
- Country
- France
Details
Release year: 1957
Storyline
Betty Farnwell, a rich widow living in Nice, decides to marry Philippe, a good-looking but self-interested man. No sooner has he got married than he meets bewitching young Eve, Betty's niece, and falls for her. Eve becomes his lover but the trouble is that she happens to be as calculating as he is. As a result she plans to marry a rich young man as Philippe is bound by the ties of marriage. Philippe can't stand such a prospect and decides, with the complicity of the young woman, to murder Betty...
Top credits
Henri Vidal â Philippe Delaroche
Mylène Demongeot â Eva Dollan
Isa Miranda â Betty Farnwell
Jean-Loup Philippe â Bob Farnwell
Did you know
⢠According to Mylène Demongeot in her biography, Henri Vidal behaved like a crazy womanizer during the shooting of this movie. And this despite the fact he was married to Michèle Morgan.
⢠AndrÊ Roanne's last screen appearance.
User reviews
Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
lust, greed and sloth - and that's for starters
Sunset Boulevard meets Double Indemnity
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
